Hackers behind ransomware attacks have raked in about $33 million worth of Bitcoin since the start of the year, data by Ransomwhere shows. This amount can rise dramatically should Russian-speaking cybercrime syndicate REvil receive the $70 million it demanded from some 200 US companies hit by a massive ransomware attack earlier this month.
A relatively new threat, which was first identified in April 2019, the REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware is responsible for a third of all ransomware payments this year, as its victims paid the hackers $11.3 million in Bitcoin.
This also makes REvil the second largest all-time ransomware tracked by Ramsomwhere in terms of the money collected from the victims. The Mailto/Netwalker group topped the list with $27.9 million.
Mailto/Netwalker is also the second-largest this year, having netted $5.7 million, with RagnarLocker, DarkSide, and Egregor among other notable threats.
Total tracked ransomware payments in 2021. Source: Ransomwhere.
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